The Shemwell Family

Cleora AvisAge: 83 years19202003

Name
Cleora Avis
Given names
Cleora
Surname
Avis
Married name
Cleora Magnetti
Birth January 7, 1920
Birth of a brotherFred Wade
March 1, 1922 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death September 9, 2003 (Age 83 years)
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Cleora Avis
Birth: January 7, 1920Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: September 9, 2003Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States
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younger brother
Fred Wade
Birth: March 1, 1922Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: May 17, 2006Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
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Cleora Avis
Birth: January 7, 1920Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: September 9, 2003Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States
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